Time is running out if you want to be part of the world’s greatest magic convention. There are now less than six months to go to the Blackpool Magic Convention on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 18th, 19th, & 20th February 2011.

The Convention, organised by Derek Lever, will be bigger and better than ever for The Blackpool Magicians’ Club are hosting the First FISM European Championships of Magic. The competitions will start on the Friday morning and will be split across two theatre venues. The Grand Theatre (100 yards away from the Winter Gardens) will host the close-up competitions and the Opera House (within the Winter Gardens complex) will be the venue for the stage competitions.

Add to these competitions the usual exciting shows, lectures and enormous dealers’ showcase and you are in for a never-to-be-forgotten three days of top quality magic – all for the amazing price of just £85 per person!

Register before 31st December 2010 and you will receive a free book ‘The World’s Most Ingenious Magical Apparatus’ by Derek Lever.

To book your place for this fantastic event contact Arthur Casson, 44 Bryan Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, England FY3 9BE or telephone him on 44 (0) 1253 393688. A registration form is also available on the Blackpool Magicians’ Club website www.blackpoolmagic.com.

The Blackpool Magic Convention takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday 18th, 19th & 20th February 2011 at the Opera House and Winter Gardens and Grand Theatre, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Full details can be found at www.blackpoolmagic.com, and follow all our updates, interviews and extra information here

You can also check out our Blackpool Guide and our Hotel Guide for Blackpool, which we’ll update during the run up to next year.